diff --git a/kernelci/runtime/lava.py b/kernelci/runtime/lava.py
index ca90d247eb..1d4a236e00 100644
--- a/kernelci/runtime/lava.py
+++ b/kernelci/runtime/lava.py
@@ -293,6 +293,13 @@ def _get_priority(self, job):
             prio_range = self.config.priority_max - self.config.priority_min
             prio_min = self.config.priority_min
             priority = int((priority * prio_range / 100) + prio_min)
+            # Increase the priority for jobs submitted by humans
+            node = job.node
+            submitter = node.get('submitter')
+            if submitter and submitter != 'service:pipeline':
+                priority = priority + 1
+                if priority > self.config.priority_max:
+                    priority = self.config.priority_max
         return priority
 
     def get_params(self, job, api_config=None):